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in or out of elerkships, No; he got be-
yond that so long ago no one knows
when it was. No; he simply interests
himself in the larger matters of political
and official routine and policy. He confers
with the head of the party and govern
ment, and, withall, he bears himself go
modestly that they are left to Judge what
he wants. He gives no orders. He holds
his lieutenants absolutely responsible in
their districts, and failure or disappoint-
ment means decapitation. Just so with
the officials. Scandal means retirement.
Ability demonstrated means advancement
He says of himself that he is a friend to
the party first, and that good politics is
all he strives for.
He reasons by intuition, like woman
He reads newspapers very httle-in fact,
he usually asks to have read TO him what
ever interests him. He listens, and 10 all
and from every side, and then, after asking
the opinions of all concerned, digestS the
mass and announces the edict. 1t is as if
he were Brooklyn itself In man-form hear
ing and knowing and weighing all there is
about her politics and government. He
sends for wfonlsoever he wants, no matter
how high the official may be, and he sends
by whoever happens in when he wants 9
messenger, exactly as the Sultan might do,
and all seem glad to run his erIands.
When you consider that there is condi-
ton of things in which this is possible,
when you think that there is man actu-
ally ruling city of So0G0o inhabitants
without appointment, election or birth
right, it cannot help bat make you pause
and reflect Not in newspaper article
though. It's worth book
But the Boss influence is very great cut
side of Brooklyn. The President greatly
admires him. So does the Governor, and
so do the party leaders. He asks abso-
lutely nothing of them. He has right to
consider the President in his debt, for 10
Boss Mclaughlin he owes his nomination
in a great measure, the vote of the State
being determined by this Boss district.
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ANDERSONVILLE.
A De sCRIPTION OF THE PRISON
SITE AS 1T APPEARS TO-DAY.
Now Farmed-Dugouts of the
Prisoners

1t will be remembered that the site of
gently down toward each other into bog
or swamp, through which ran sluggish
stream OF water eight or ten feet wide and
about six inches deep. When this spot
was chosen for a prison it was quite heav
lily timbered with pine trees. A space of
about twenty acres in extent was cleared off
and securely fenced in with the timber
thus obtained, the timber being cut twenty
The soil was light and sandy Only two
trees were left in the entire Enclosure. No
place could have been more inhospitable
and cherries. The swamp, in which a
man would sink to his waist, occupied a
considerable portion of the field; the little
stream was brackish and unpalatable; the
absence of shade trees, which might have
been left, made the pen almost like cal
dron under the burning southern sun.
To-day the spot presents somewhat
pleasanter aspect. The sdehiii5 are now
farmed, the swamp is not and will not be
for years until redeemed by more careful
system Of agriculture. After the prison was
abandoned in April, 1865, the place grew
up with second growth timber, but this has
been almost entirely cleared away, and in
It's place i'll the proper season are found the
staple products of Georgia husbandry. The
great, towering stockade has almost entirely
disappeared; it is only here and there that
a single post or a little group of posts is to
be SEEN These have not rotted away, but
have been wisely split up into rails to fence
of the farm land. Their purpose is not
now to keep in prisoners, but TO keep out
intru6ers.
Still, though the heavy, spiked timbers
have been removed, the three lines OF
stockade can be distinctly traced; they are
likely to be discernible for years 10 come
The strong eafthworks that the onfeuerate
soldiers threw up are still there, hard and
firm; and the rifle pits used by them are
still traceable, though twenty-three years
have elapsed since they were dug.
The sluggish little stream, the Branch, y
as the prisoners called it, still takes its way
across what was the old inclosure, about a
third of the way from the southern bound.
AIRY of the stockade. l. is to-day much as
it was in the COS. Its banks are lined row
as then with rank, oOzy ground, still MAS
mai and disagreeable but, OF course, shorn
of the fetid, eScrementai stencil of war
times. This was the general sink Of the
prison, and its stencil could then be de-
lected mile and a half away.
Those familiar with the history of An
derscnville will remember the little spring,
Providence spring it was called. be-
rause 1t was godsend to the prisoners.
| that broke forth on the l2th and 18Th of
! August. 1861, between the dead line and
the stockade, not fer from the north gate.
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1t is. indeed, safer to prune not at all than
to have sharp knife in the hands of an
ignorant man. Much of the indifference
the culture of the dwarf pear has fallen into
came about for the bad mistakes of ignor-
ant primers. IL is not at all uncommon tC
see dwarf pear tree with all its young, Wig
orous growth cut away-nothing but fruit
spurs left. All the force is thus sent into
the Towering condition in the spring. The
trees are mountains of snow white boss
oms; but few fruit follows. A iudicious
thinning out of weak branches, so as to get
a good form to the tree, is about all the
pruning required. If there is a tendency
to produce an over-production of fruit spurs
cut out a good portion of them.
The apple often requires pruning when
somewhat advanced in years. The old
stunted branches should be cut out now and
then, whenever young and vigorous shoot
is inclined to take its place. Peach trees
especially love this sort of pruning. The
grape vine, when trained on lattice work
or trellises, is very liable to have its strong
branches al the end of the vine: and the
good pruner is ever on the alert to get a
young. strOhg branch mp from near the
ground. When he can get this he often
takes cut an older one weakened by age or
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Though most of our readers know about
the Goblin moth, and how to decrease the
number by cleaning off the loose bark,
wrapping hay bands around the trunk,
and by other watchful maneuvers the an
nexed from the Gardeners Chronicle varies
the theme somewhat, and, we think, in
structively to our readers
The eggs of this moth are deposited
singly on the apex of the ovary when the
apple is in flower, or on the crown OF the
fruit later in the season the caterpillar is
Matched in few days and eats its way to
the central portion Of the ovary, and at
first does not attack the covering which
immediate protects the young seed 1t
prolongs its burrow until the rind of the
fruit is pierced, forming a tortuous gallery
By which air is admitted and excreta dis
charged. The caterpillar now returns to
the core of the fruit, pierces the covering
and obtains access to the seed, upon which
it feeds until the apple falls, when it as
cends the tree and enters the chrysalis state,
which in the earlier part OF the season is of
short duration, the moth emerging
to deposit its eggs as already
described. The numbers. of this de-
structive pest of the apple tree may be les
sened considerably by stripping or cutting
OFF all loose bark on the stem and older
limbs, and all moss or ichen should be
scraped of, so as to afford the least possible
shelter for the caterpillar after it leaves the
fruit, and expose it for longer time to the
attacks OF birds. The best period to destroy
the insect is during the caterpillar stage,
when advantage should be taken of its
habit of climbing the stems of the trees.
Bands of stout paper paper five inches wide
are attached to the stem in such way that
the upper margin fits tightly all round,
whilst the lower margin is sufficiently loose
to allow the caterpillar TO creep beneath ii
without difficulty. The insect readily takes
possession of the shelter afforded by the
band, and, constructing light web, passes
into its dormant state. The bands should
be examined once week, and the cater
pillars destroyed. All fallen fruit should
be promptly collected and destroyed before
the caterpillars have time to creep OUT
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BROOKLYN'S BOSS.
POINTS ABOUT THE LIFE OF AN
AMERICAN POTENTATE.
Wonderful Power of Hugh McLaugh-
lin Over Politicians How he
Gained His Authority.

Correspondence Philadelphia Press.
In side street in Brooklyn is a furniture
auction house, just such a one as you see
scores of there and in this city in appear
ance, and yet the more you see and hear of
it the more extraordinary it becomes If
you were 10 watch it for a day YOU would
marvel at the size and nature of the callers
there. In the stream of visitors you would
see now Judge, now a dozen prosperous,
polished, black mustached politicians and
then famous city official. Then more
politicians, singly or in pairs, would come
followed by Government official, another
city officer, familiar face from the New
York CUstonl-house; perhaps State off
cial or some one holding place OF power
in Washington. The nance over thedoor is
herrigan, so that would afford you no
light upon the uncommon scene. Go in
past the articles of furniture and you would
see that every one of these callers had
come to see tall, broad-shouldered man.
who is seated in chair and greeting them
and listening to them, each in turn. Is he
Kerrigan No; nor is he in the auction
business
He is an American potentate He is that
triumph of our liberties and our free
dom, political boss. He is Boss Hugh
McLaughlin-at present the most powerful
one in this country, and for twenty wears
the ruler of Brooklyn and the country sur
rounding it. The conditions he represents
are Interesting, but be emphasizes that in
terest. The study of a life and work of
boss is a curious one, but the study of his
is most peculiar. Boss Mclaughlin was
one of breed of boys with good mother
and good sister, the father having died
when they were young. They used 10
work around ut whatever they could find
to DO, and all tossed their earnings in their
mothers's lap, and went to her for every
dime they needed for tobacco or recreation.
When they were grown-up lads at man
hoods Threshold they kept this up. Hugh
| made many friends, and finally got place
| in the navy-yard, where he rose to be fore
man of gang. There and then he got his
title of Boss"
No, in this word and this use of it lies an
inscrutable mystery. It is the very essence
of the thing We Americans are united to
| abolish from the earth. Absolutely every
| one calls Boss Mclaughlin Boss" not 20
his face though. That is reserved tcUri-
ously) for those who know him best; the
highest and most influential men in poll
tics in his party in the country and in the
State. A reporter once asked him if be
was not the boss, and he said: No one has
right to call me So
The reporter tried again We'll, then.
Mr.. Mclaughlin"
No. said he, Pm Mclaughlin"
He carried his men with him in the
! navy-yard like solid phalanx and became
power in politics. That was III the war
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SPANISH FUNERAL CUSTOM.
Strange Scenes Witnessed in the Gene
terry of Seville.

Funerals in Spain are conducted in a
manner which is in the highest degree
original. When You die you are got rid of
as soon as possible. The Spaniards have
the same horror of death Surroundings as
the Italians, but they go a great deal fur
ther. AS quickly as possible-sometimes
within an hour-the body is placed in an
elaborate coffin made of metal and painted
to initiate marble. Some of these :" cask-
cts are smothered in gilt ornaments of a
most elaborate character. All sizes are
kept ready at the great funeral establish
ments. The collins open lengthwise. The
lid is on hinges and is locked with key.
The poorer people are buried in wooden
cotiins covered with various designs in col
ored ribbons Children's cofIins are made
in white and blue and are decorated like
a bonbon box. Cofiins of this description
are sold almost everywhere in the South.
You see them hanging up outside the
shops by dozens.
went over the premises CT one of the
biggest undertaking concerns in Spain. 1t
is public company and is called i" La Flu
neraria." | never saw such magniticence
in my life. Some OF the funeral cars are
built in the style of the great gilt aud glass
cars which figure in Il circus procession
through a country town. The drivers and
footmen are dressed in gorgeous iyeTies
tina; make you blink to look at them.
Some of the hyeries that ] was shown c
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Every farmer knows the value of ma
nure, yet how few take the pains to save it.
- Ye who enter here, leave lighted cigars
and pipes behind" Motto over the barn
door.
The richer and better titled the ground,
the less seed will be required of small
grain. The roots do not have to forage so
tar.
A few shovelfuls of earth scattered over
the floor of stable after cleaning will
render the air Of the apartment pure and
wholesome.
Take boiled linseed oil and stir in pull
verified coal 10 the consistency of paint.
Put coat of this over timber. and there is
not man will live to see it rot. Good for
fence posts.
Don't spend money in buying trees, nor
labor in planting them, unless you intend
to take care of them afSerward. Good trees
can no more be grown without good care
than can good colts or calves.
In your hurry over other work do not ne
glect to brush up about your home. Make
everything neat and attractive. White
wash your fences, barn, chicken-house and
all out buildings about you, where you
cannot afford to use paint. If you want
settlers to come in around you, make your
home attractive and pleasant.
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bearing and replaces ii with youth and
vigOr.
The rule in pruning grapevines is to
shorten the shoots in proportion to their
strength; but if the advice given Gin
former summer hints has been attended TO
there will be little disproportion in this
matter, as summer pinching of the strong
shoots has equalized the strength of the
vine. Those who are following any partic.
ular system will, of course, prune accord
ing to the rules comprising such system.
As a general rule we can only say that ex-
cellent grapes can be had by any system of
pruning; for the only object of pruning in
any case is to get strong shoots to push
where they may be desired, or to add to
increased vigor Of the shoot which pruning
supposes- will follow the act increased size
in the fruit it bears
Blackberries, raspberries and currants are
also much assisted by having the weaker
canes thinned out, and those left shortened
a fourth or fifth of their length. Garden
ers' NOpthly
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over $1,000 each. They positively biaZed
with gold. A grand first-class funeral with
retinue of footmen and officials is q daz-
zling pageant.
As a rule, the corpse. even when so mag
niticenuy conducted to It's last home, is
unattended by any relatives. Spaniards
finish with their dead, as a rule, when the
church ceremony is over. Few corpseS are
accompanied to the cemetery, except by
the undertaker's men. But in ordinary
cases the coffin is placed in yellow open
car, and driven up to the cemetery by a
gentleman in short jacket and peak led
cap. The driver smokes mis- cigarette and
cracks his whip as he huns his favorite
tune. The ridiculous always lives next
door to the sublime. The grotesque and
the horrible are first cousins.
| will describe one that / witnessed re-
Gently at the great cemetery at Seville.
-Four little parefooted boys arrive at the
cemetery gates. Between them they carry
little blue and white coffin. They jog
along, chatting and laughing, up the long
avenue of trees. Presently they see some
thing which attracts their attention-a bird
in a tree. Down they drop the coffin by
the roadside and off they scamper across
the grass to the tree. They pick up stones
and begin TO throw at The bird. In the pro-
cess they quarrel about something and Two
| OF the boys have fight. In the meantime
| the coffin lies in the roadway. l walk up
to it, and through the glass let into the lid
| see the dead chiid's face. 1t has been
dead perhaps twelve hours, so the features
are unchanged, and it appears to be calmly
sleeping. Several people pass me; no one
takes any notice of the coffin in the road
One old gentleman nearly tumbles over it
and swears. 1t is evidently nothing unu-
sual
Presently these ragged boys have ar
ranged their little difference, return, and
pick up the coffin. Two OF them have
lighted cigarettes. They carry their bur-
den right across the cemetery to little
house, where two or three men with brass
numbers OH their caps are smoking cigar
cites. Here they show paper and one of
the men, picking up a spade, tells the boys
to follow him. OFF they go, jogging the
coffin now this way and now that, and
follow them.
We come to long line OF brick vaults
Some are empty some are filed up to the
top with what presume to be mold. The
SIaye-dlgger turns over the loose earth
with his spade and strikes coffin here and
there. II is too full. He moves on to an
| other brieked square. pushes his spade in,
and says there is just room. He digs a
little hole and lays the coffin flush with
the top OF the brick work. Then he throws
| lew spadeiuls of earth from mound
close by, and the ceremony is over. There
are thousands of these brick squares in The
cemetery, and each contains a score of
collins. There is no stone over the top,
| only the loose brown earth Some OF them
are so full that The earth has TO be piled up
to cover the eofijH. and thus the coffin IS
actually above grcGnd.-S eriHe Letter IL
Lsadoi Referee
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AEGosTURA BITTERs are the best remedy
for removing indigestion and all diseases
originating from the digestive organs. Be
ware of cuunterfeits. Ask your grocer or
druggist for the genuine article, manufact-
nred by Dr. J. q. b. Siegert & Sons.
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GLACIERS IN TEE ALes-According to
Professor Heino of Zurich, there are /. I55
glaciers in the Alps, OF which 249 are more
than 1900 meters in length. The glaciers
are distributed as follows. Ia Switzerland
AL, in Austria 462, in France IA. and in
Italy IS. The largest glacier is the Aletsch,
which stretches over tweniy-foBr kilome-
tiers. The total surface of the glaciers is es-
tincated at 1000 square kilometers. of which
the glaciers in Swiizesjsad alone furnish
] % square kiiomeiers.
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FOB SAILED.

THREE BROOD MARES; ONE sPAEE
l. Horses, years; one span Horses sEezTA
years-all well broke to work, single or HA
double Two Colts, one year, one Years. All
the above choice stock. Also, one span Mules,
well broke. The above viii be sold on reasona-
bic terms Apply TO Mrs GEO. MARTIN, Jack
son Valley. AmadOr COUNTY Cal APPS tojel
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A. LEONARD g. SON
REAL ESTATE AGENTS,
No. 1Ol4 Fourth street, Sacramento. 3p
COLONY LANDS FOR SALE.

OAK PARK COLONY, TFHANfA COUNTY,
" is in the rich timber belt on the line of the
Oregon Railroad, ana is commanding the at
ention of settlers as one of the choice localities
for building homes. The climate is mild, the
soil fertile and produces all the fruits in perfec-
ton. Secure lands here at the present low
prices. Inquire at 426 street. sacramento. I'm
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w. P. Coleman,
REAL ESTATE sALEsRooM,
EoR & ALE

S6,6oo-2o acres land, miles from Flo
rim; rich, deep soil; 10 acres Grapevines five
years old, choice variety; 600 Fruit Trees, nine
years old, consisting OF Bartlett Pears Black
Iartarian Cherries, Apricots, Almonds, Plums,
Prunes, Early and Late Crawford Peaches; all
fenced; Windmills; 2 good Brood Mares; 1
fearling Colt; Cow; Beifer; 100 Chickens;
new dwelling, five rooms, hard finished; Barn
and Outhouses; Plows Harrows and all Farm
ing Implements; Blacksmith Shop and Tools
Carpenters Tools, etc. This is q bargain.
No. 523.
SI25 per acre-6O acres two miles from
town; gcud fruit land; can be divided into 10,
~ and % acre lots. No, sos.
sa- Cali and soe the Map Of our Sutterville
Tract.
p. BOIL. flp{I y. A. CROUCH.
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REAL ESTATE, ETC.
SALE,

EsoR- SALE,
The Choicest Corner in Sacramento,
Being SOx1i6, on the Northwest Corner
of Ninth and Il streets. Fronting JIG
Feet on III street, and 80 Feet on Sinth.
With Two-story Hollow-waIled Brick
Dwelling of Ii Rooms.
JNHIS is POSITIVELY THE BEST BUILT
J. BrickBuilding i'll This city, having been
built to the order of the late JAS. ANTHONY,
ESQ The Lot is filed with Choice Shrubbery,
including several Large Orange Trees. The
House is COOLER in Summer, and WARNER
in Winter than any Frame Dwelling in the city,
and, owing to It's construction, the walls are
ABSOLUTELY DRY. From the plastering TO
the outside wall it is over two feet.
This property can be bought at a remarkably
low figure, and on easy terms. 1t has got to be
sold, and the first party who makes d reason
able offer will get it,
AS an indication of what Real Estate is worth
in this Deighborhood, we call your attention to
the Vacant Lot on the Southeast Corner of
Tenth and II streets, 160x160, which was pur-
chased recently by a well known Sacramento
gentleman for sI2, 900.
For further particulars, apply to
A. LEONARD g. SON,
REAL ESTATE AGENTS,
No. 1914 Fourth street, Sacramento. 8p
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FOR Sale.

To Iron MHlders and Machinists
A FOUNDRY AND MACHINE WORKS IN
n the most thriving town of Northern Cali
fornia, adjacent to the mills and mines of said
distrlct; can be bought on reasonable terms;
the plant is good and plenty of work on hand;
this is splendid opportunity for man or men
of limited means. Address - FOUNDRY REC
ORD UNION Office Sacramento myA-lw
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pref the little signs we have pointed out
above hicaGo. Times.
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